Spicy Oats Khichdi

5 from 1 vote

Made with yellow lentils and oats, these spicy masala oats khichdi is low-carb and hits the spot. Make it soupy or thick like porridge or Haleem; you control how the dish turns out.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian, pakistani

Diet: Halal, Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 252kcal

Author: Wajiha

Ingredients

1/4 cup ghee or oil
1/2 cup oats steel cut, rolled or instant oats
3/4 cup yellow lentils moong dal - soaked in water for 10 minutes
2 whole tomatoes chopped into cubes
1 tablespoon garlic ginger paste
1 teaspoon turmeric haldi
2 teaspoon salt or to taste
2 teaspoon cumin seeds zeera
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon crushed red chili flakes
3 whole serrano green chilies sliced
4 cup water

Garnish

Lemon Juice
1 cup brown fried onions
cilantro leaves
butter

Instructions

In a deep pot, add ghee, cumin seeds and chopped green chilies. Saute at medium flame for a minute.
Add tomatoes, salt, turmeric, red chili powder and flakes, and garlic ginger paste.
Add a splash of water and allow the spices to temper and tomatoes to soften up. This will take 3 to 4 minutes.
Add soaked yellow lentils and oats, along with 4 cups of water. Bring the water to a boil and cover with a lid.
Let the oats and lentils cook at medium heat for 40 minutes. Stir occasionally at 10 minute intervals.
Turn off the heat after 40 minutes and let the oats rest for 10 minutes. This time allows it to thicken up a little bit. Adjust your seasoning at this point. Add more water if you'd like a more soupy consitency.
Serve garnished with cilantro, a dollop of butter or ghee, and brown fried onions.

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Notes

This oats khichdi can last 3 to 4 days in the fridge. You can also freeze it for upto a month if you don't garnish it. To thaw, put the frozen khichdi directly into a pot with 1 cup of water and let it cook.
You can also add chaat masala or paprika powder as garnish.
To create your own oats khichdi bowl, use this recipe as base and add any protein/vegetable as toppings and create a poke bowl style dinner. Here are a couple of topping options:
- Shredded or fried chicken or any other protein of choice.
- Pickled onions
- Achar or pickles
- Fresh Spinach or any other greens of your choice.
- Sliced red or green chilies.
- pappar or any other crisps for crunch.
- fried garlic chips.

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